Qingjing Farm (清境農場), Nantou Country

I was always struck by the beauty of friends’ pictures of Qingjing Farm, so it’s somewhere I’ve kind of wanted to go for a while. On the other hand, it’s also one of those places that’s challenging to do on the cheap, and it’s quite in-demand for the tourist groups as well, which I’ve come to know means buses, bad food, and lots of shouting.

The truth of it is that I wanted to visit Aowanda Forest Recreation Area but it proved impossible to do without my own transportation, so Qingjing Farm was my fallback. And really, given the totally unique and breathtaking scenery of the area, I feel I got something out of it even though there was nothing really to do except walk around and look at sheep.